The Jen Needham Band

Myspace Editor
Pimp MySpace
The final creation of "The Jen Needham Band" is finally here. After a year of flux with many, many talented musicians, we are locked in and ready to roll. I am happy to say that the line-up of musicians is first rate and I couldn't be happier to share the stage with them.Jen Needham: Lead Vox: (A little bit 'o' background): Jen grew up in LaGrange Park IL, the daughter of a professional drummer and relative to many other professional musicians, her up bringing revolved around music. Oldies, Jazz, Pop/Rock, Showtunes, nothing was off limits. Jen grew up singing locally in theatre and then one day she decided to take the plung and do the rock band thing. It was an interesting start with having the opportunities to sing with such bands as: Joe Dizillo & The Custom Cats, Quiet Storm & Nu Blu Band. After a solid 3 years of gigging she decided to embark on her first recording project with the amazing Danny Shaffer (The Mauds, Frisbee, Shana Gray, Stephanie Rogers). The album is aptly titled " Wasn't Born To Follow" and is a throwback tribute record to such greats as: Dusty Springfield, Linda Ronstadt, Van Morrision, and much, much, more. The release of the record is scheduled for late this fall.Bryan Resendiz: Drums: Bryan hails for the popular group "Hello Dave" where he toured the US and the globe. He also is also graduate of the Manhattan Drum Collective. Bryan is the most fun drummer anyone could watch, his energy and interesting playing makes him a brilliant choice for basically being the musical back-bone of the project.Zoey Szmulewitz: Guitar: There isn't enough adjectives in the English language to describe the playing of Zoey. He could be Chicago's answer to "The God Of Guitar" and being on stage with him makes every day Sunday. Zoey has been playing with Jen Needham for nearly a year now. Other projects include: Rob Parton Orchastra and World Class Noise. When you hear his solos from across the room you just know it is Zoey!Josh Shapiro: Sax: Josh is the founder of www.shapcomusic.com and plays with such bands as: Standing Room Only, Sundace and Kong Fuzi.